Lock and Dam No. 15
| Lock and Dam No. 15 | |
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 Lock and Dam No. 15 on the Mississippi River. View is from the Illinois side of the river looking across to Davenport, Iowa. | |
| Location | Rock Island, Illinois / Davenport, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41°31′07″N 90°34′08″W / 41.51861°N 90.56889°W |
| Construction began | 1931 |
| Opening date | March 7, 1934 |
| Operator(s) |  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Upper Mississippi River |
| Length | 1,203 feet (366.7 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Pool 15 |
| Total capacity | 100,000 acre⋅ft (0.12 km3) |
| Catchment area | 88,500 sq mi (229,000 km2) |
Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District | |
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| Location | NW of Rodman Ave., Twd., NW tip Arsenal Island, Rock Island, Illinois |
| Area | 359 acres (145 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Architectural style | Lock and Dam |
| MPS | Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation Project MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000175[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 10, 2004 |
Lock and Dam No. 15 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River. It spans the river between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. Lock and Dam 15 is the largest roller dam in the world, its dam is 1,203 feet (366.7 m) long and consists of nine 109 feet (33.2 m) non-submersible, non-overflow roller gates and two 109 feet (33.2 m) non-submersible overflow roller gates. It is unusual among the upper Mississippi River dams in that it has only roller gates, has different sizes and types of roller gates, it is not perpendicular to the flow of the river and is one of the few facilities that has a completed auxiliary lock. The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (180 m) long and its auxiliary lock is 110 feet (34 m) wide by 360 feet (110 m) long.[2] In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District, #04000175 covering 3,590 acres (1,450 ha), 2 buildings, 9 structures, and 1 object.
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See also
[edit]- Government Bridge, passes near the locks.
- Rock Island Arsenal adjacent to the locks.
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Locks & Dam 15" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
External links
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- Mississippi River Visitor Center Locks & Dam 15 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Lock and Dam No. 15 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-27, "Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississippi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL"
- US Army Corps of Engineers LD 15 Cam 2 – Live camera of Lock & Dam 15, picture updated every 60 seconds
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- Transport infrastructure completed in 1895
- Mississippi River locks
- Buildings and structures in Rock Island, Illinois
- Buildings and structures in Davenport, Iowa
- Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
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- National Register of Historic Places in Rock Island County, Illinois
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- Transportation buildings and structures in Rock Island County, Illinois
- Transportation in Davenport, Iowa
- Tourist attractions in Davenport, Iowa
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
- Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois
- Roller dams
- Dams on the Mississippi River
- Mississippi Valley Division
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa